University of Pitesti - International Student's Guide

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International students guide
UN IV ERS IT Y
OF PI TE T I
www.upit.ro
Str. Targul din Vale nr. 1 Piteti 110040
Arge county Romania
Phone: 004-0348-453.100; Fax: 004-0348-453.123
International students guide
UN IV ERS IT Y
OF PI TE T I
U N I V E R S I T Y
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P I T E T I
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Rectors speech
Faculty of Orthodox Theology
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Presentation of the University
Faculty of Economic Sciences
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University Organisational Chart
Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences
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Educational Offer
10
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports
44
Erasmus
12
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
46
Foreign Students Department
16
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
48
Faculty of Educational Sciences
22
Research
50
Faculty of Sciences
30
About Romania
51
Faculty of Letters
32
Getting Here
53
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology
34
Useful Information
56
Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computer

Systems
36
Piteti
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Rectors Speech
The University of Piteti has been a representative academic medium for
forming Romanian and foreign students in its 50 years of activity. Every year
hundreds of foreign students come to discover the secrets and achievements
of the chosen study areas.
Our university is an institution with tradition in teaching, both for teaching
Romanian language to foreign students, and for the three cycle degree system
for undergraduates (Bachelors Degree Programmes) and graduates (Masters Degree Programmes and Doctoral Studies). For all these programmes,
there are specific teaching materials and elite academic staff. The University of
Piteti is a member of European academic organisations (EUA, AUF, BSUN,
DRC) and cooperates with more than 80 universities in the Euro-Atlantic
Zone. Through bilateral conventions, the students may apply for students
mobilities, such as ERASMUS, for international Masters Degree programmes
and for the doctoral programmes.
Research opportunities are placed at their disposal by the Research Institute,
which was founded to create a unitary and coherent framework for all the
scientific research and applicative activity. If you want to apply for any of the
programmes we provide, we are happy to place ourselves at the disposal of
education and science.
Our university is your university!

Rector Professor Dr. Ionel DIDEA
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This year, the University of Piteti celebrates 50 years of higher education, 50 years since its first professors
and students sang Gaudeamus igitur. In the 50 years of activity, the University of Piteti has taken it upon
itself to contribute to the development of national knowledge and culture, aiming at creating cultural and
scientific values. The University of Piteti, a flexible and complex institution, called for to meet the cultural,
social and economic needs of society, is now part of the European academic community, contributing to the
world cultural heritage. The year 1962 was the year in which the University of Piteti began its noble mission
in the educational and professional development of generations of young people.
The state higher education in Piteti was established in 1962, under the name of the Pedagogical Institute
of Piteti, with three faculties: Philology, Mathematics and Natural Sciences. In 1969, with the development of the car manufacturing industry in the Arge county, the Assistant Engineer Institute was also established, subordinated to the Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest. The two structures merged in 1974 and
became the Institute of Higher Education of Piteti which, by the Order of the Ministry of Education no.
4.894/23.03.1991, was established as the University of Piteti. Nowadays, the University of Piteti provides
a large range of educational opportunities through its 11 faculties, BA programmes, MA programmes and
doctoral schools. Every year the institution organises an ample programme of endowments that allows our
university to develop an educational system at the same level as any modern university in the world.
For the approximately 14,000 students of the University of Piteti, the programmes are organised by competent professors, according to international standards. Scientific research is one of the priorities of the
University of Piteti. It takes place in research centres and laboratories, being materialized in theoretical and
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practical results, scientific papers published in specialised journals in our country and abroad, presentations in symposia, conferences, and national and international congresses. Year after year, the University of
Piteti organises numerous scientific manifestations, both national and international. Within the context
of internationalisation, the University of Piteti is a member of numerous educational forums of great academic value. Within these structures, the University of Piteti is actively involved in making decisions and
elaborating new educational policies. In the field of international relations and collaborations, the University of Piteti organises a series of research-development activities in the educational domain, by means of
projects financed by the European Commission: Erasmus, Comenius, Gruntvig, Leonardo da Vinci. Besides
participating in competitions of projects financed by the European Union, the University of Piteti has paid
special attention to the mutual exchanges of students and academic staff. We should mention here the mutual exchanges with universities and professional training institutes in France, England, Denmark, Spain,
Italy, Belgium, Greece, Portugal or Germany. The competence and performance education promoted by
the University of Piteti is also supported by the existence of a modern university library, with an extensive
supply of books, which assures a solid basis of documentation, development and research in all scientific
domains.
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Rector of the University

of Pitesti Prof. Ph.D
IONEL DIDEA
DEANS
Associate Prof. Ph.D

Benedict OPRESCU
Faculty of Sciences

Nicu BIZON
Faculty of Electronics,
Communication and
Computer Systems

tefan GITNARU
Faculty of Letters
Lecturer Ph.D.
Radu TASCOVICI
Faculty of
Orthodox
Theology
AssociateProf.Ph.DDinel
POPAFaculty of Mechanical Engineering
and Technology
Lecturer Ph.D.
Daniela PRVU
Faculty of
Economic Sciences
Prof.ing.Ph.D
Sebastian PRLAC
coordinates the
educational process
quality.
Prof.ing. Ph.D.
Marioara
ABRUDEANU
coordinates the
scientific research
and information
technology.
VICE -
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President of the Senat
University of Pitesti
Associate Prof. Ph.D.
NICOLAE BRNZEA
DEANS
Prof. Ph.D.
Constantin
DRGHICI
coordinates the social, cultural-sporting
students activities.
RECTORS
Associate Prof. Ph.D.

Mihai BRSLAU
coordinates the international relations and
cooperation with the
social-economic.
Prof. Ph.D. Marius

Enachescu
Director of
C.S.U.D.
Prof. Ph.D. Eugen

CHELARU Faculty of
Law and Administrative Sciences
Prof. Ph.D. Corneliu

UDREA Faculty of
Mathematics and
Computer Science
Prof. Ph.D.Liliana
MIHILESCU Faculty
of Physical Education
and Sports
Lecturer Ph.D.
Constantin Augustus
BARBULESCU
Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences
Prof. Ph.D. Liliana

EZECHIL Faculty of
Educational Sciences
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Educational Offer
University of Piteti
Founded in 1962
Address
Str. Targul din Vale nr. 1

Piteti 110040
Arge county
Romania
Phone: 004-0348-453.100;
Fax: 004-0348-453.123
www.upit.ro
Bachelors Degree
Programmes and
Masters Degree
Programmes
Sciences; Letters; Mechanical Engineering and

Technology; Electronics, Communication and
Computer Systems; Orthodox Theology; Economic Sciences; Law and Administrative Sciences; Physical Education and Sports; Mathematics
and Computer Science; Humanities and Social
Sciences; Educational Sciences
Doctoral
Programmes
Engineering Sciences; Exact Sciences; Human

Motility Sciences; Humanistic Sciences.
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Educational Offer
Faculty
Form/ duration of studies
Full time/ 3 years
Faculty of Sciences
Full Time / 3 - 4 years
Faculty of Letters
Full time / 3 years
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and

Technology
Faculty of Electronics, Communication
and Computer Systems
Full time / 4 years
Full Time / 3 - 4 years
Full time - Part time / 3 years
Faculty of Law and Administrative

Sciences
Full time - Part time / 3 - 4

years
Full time / 4 years
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Full time/ 3 years

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer
Science
Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences
Full time/ 3 years

Full time/ 3 years
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Erasmus mobilities for students coming
to University of Piteti
Activity description
The main activities related to organising the mobility of an Erasmus student at the University of Piteti are:
- the existence of a valid bilateral agreement between the University of Piteti and the partner higher education institutions;
- the nomination, respectively the acceptance of the Erasmus student by both higher education institutions;
- the selected student must have completed at least the first year of study at his/ her home university;
- the Erasmus student must be enrolled in a Bachelors Degree Programme, Masters Degree Programme or
Doctoral Programme at the university of origin;
- the mobility must be part of the students exchange proposed by the home university under an Erasmus
bilateral agreement;
- the study period or placement of an Erasmus student at the University of Pitesti cannot be less than three
months and cannot exceed one academic year;
- the period of study at the University of Pitesti is considered integral part of the study programme of his/
her home university;
- the student receives academic recognition of the study period/ placement completed at the University of
Pitesti;
- the Erasmus student is exempted from payment of tuition fees at the University of Pitesti;
- students with disabilities will be given special attention;
- the Erasmus student must fill in an Application Form and a Learning Agreement/Training Agreement;
- in the Learning Agreement the student must choose materials that are compatible and recognized by both
universities.
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Adress: Str. Targul din Vale nr. 1
Study and placement
- the person from the University of Piteti who is in charge with this type of mobility will ensure the supplying and the approval of the Learning Agreement/Training Agreement by the authorised staff in the
university (Agreement Coordinator, Dean, Erasmus Institutional Coordinator);
- the completed forms are sent both by fax and mail to the Community Programmes Office, within the
University of Piteti, addressed to the Erasmus Institutional Coordinator;
- the approval and signing of the Learning Agreement and the Training Agreement; these documents must
be drawn up before the students arrival in Romania;
- after receiving the Application Form and the Learning Agreement/the Training Agreement, the University
of Piteti decides on the acceptance of the student and issues the Invitation Letter;
- information on accommodation is sent to the student via e-mail, along with location details;
- the Erasmus coordinator at the University of Piteti is required to keep direct electronic and telephone
contact with the student throughout the mobility;
- during the Erasmus period at the University of Piteti, the student is invited to take part in many extracurricular activities: social, cultural, sports and tourism;
- the arrival of the Erasmus students at the University of Piteti will be communicated to the university of
origin;
- upon completion of the Erasmus internship, the student receives the transcript stipulating all the attended
and promoted courses and the number of credit points in the ECTS system, as well as an Erasmus Certificate;
- the students attending their internships in different firms will receive internship completion certificates issued by the company and, based on this document, the Community Programmes Office issues an Erasmus
Certificate.
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Erasmus mobilities for students coming
to University of Piteti
Necessary Documents
a) Application form
The Erasmus institutional coordinator fills it in and submits

it, both printed and electronically, to the Community
Programmes Office.
b) Learning Agreement, Training

Agreement
The document is signed and endorsed by the Dean of the

Faculty and by the Institutional Coordinator to whom the
student is assigned. The Learning Agreement stipulates the
equivalence between disciplines and ensures the recognition of the obtained credit points. The Training Agreement
sets out the schedule of the practical activities, the objectives and tasks, as well as the methods of assessment.
c) Invitation letter
Upon the acceptance of mobility, the Community

Programmes Office at the University of Piteti issues an
invitation letter to the student.
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Study and placement
d) Transcript of records
At the end of the Erasmus mobility, the faculty issues the

transcript of records which mentions all the attended and
promoted courses and the ECTS credit points.
e) Erasmus Certificate
The Community Programmes Office issues to the student

who completed the full Erasmus mobility programme, a
completion certificate of the training period, both for study
and placement. The certificate confirms the identity of the
student and his or her performance during the Erasmus
study/ placement mobility programme.
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The Foreign Students Department
The Foreign Students Department was established in 1972 and it is one of the oldest departments in the
country, now functioning within the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Piteti. The department
specialises in teaching Romanian as a foreign language to foreign students in the preparatory year.
Up to now, students from Albany, Algeria, Irak, Iran, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Brazil, Turkmenistan, Peru, Dominican Republic, Morocco, Mexico, Cote dIvoire, China, France,
Turkey, Palestine, Angola have studied Romanian in the preparatory year at the University of Piteti.
The enrollment in the preparatory year

Foreigners from both EU and non-EU countries may initiate attendance to courses at the University of
Piteti under the same conditions as the Romanian citizens, in accordance with Law no. 316/12.07.2006
and the Order of the Ministry of Education, Research and Youth no. 308/12.02.2007. They must have
permission from the University of Piteti to be registered.
For pre-enrollment, the application forms (photocopies) must be sent by mail to the University of Piteti.
The official documents will be handed at the arrival in Romania. Previous to that, in order to obtain the
visa, foreign students must submit the documents to the Romanian Embassy in their countries.
Foreigners from both EU and non-EU countries can apply to study at the University of Piteti without
entrance examination, only by submitting the registration file.
The documents required for the enrollment at the University of Piteti must be translated into Romanian
and legalised; diplomas should be recognised by the National Center for Academic Recognition and
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Location: University of Piteti, Faculty of Educational Sciences,
Street Gh. Doaga, No.11, Piteti, Arge.
http://www.facebook.com/EducationalSciencesPitesti
Measurement. (http://www.cnred.edu.ro).
Deadlines:
June 14, 2013 submission of the application letter, for students attending a full academic year;
July 15, 2013 the acceptance letter shall be sent by the University of Pitesti to students with approved application letters.
Pre-enrollment necessary documents:

1. Application form (in duplicate);
2. Legalised copy of the Baccalaureate Diploma and University Diploma equivalent for foreign citizens
who apply for master and doctoral studies;
3. Academic transcript translated into Romanian, English, or French;
4. Legalised copy of the Birth Certificate;
5. Copy of the passport;
6. Medical certificate.
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The Foreign Students Department
Admission to the University of Piteti is based on the selection of application files. Usually, international
students learn Romanian during the preparatory year.
These documents have to be accompanied by legalised translations into an international language (by case),
certified for authentication by the Embassy of Romania in the issuing country, or with the Apostille of
Hague (for EU citizens). Before coming to Romania, the non-EU citizens should obtain a valid visa for
studying in Romania from the Romanian embassies in their own countries. The quantum of tuition fees for
foreign citizens from non-EU countries is provided by the Government Decision no. 22/29.08.2009. These
fees are minimal and the final rates will be decided by the university. The fees should be paid in advance for
a 9 (nine) months period, for full time courses.
Tuition fee for EU citizens is identical with that of the Romanian students (2,500lei/university year).
SCHOLARSHIPS
Foreign citizens may also be granted scholarships by Romania, unilaterally or based on bilateral agreements, through the competent authorities in their countries or on the basis of scholarships and grants
offered by other states or by international organisations.
There are student hostels situated in the university campus.
Candidates will submit the Registration documents from the Application file, in original, the Letter of
Acceptance and the passport with a valid visa for study.
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Preparatory-year fees (Fees established according to Law no.1/2010)

Domain
Bachelors/Masters degree
programmes
(euro/month)
Doctoral programmes
(euro/month)
Technology, Agronomy, Science,

Mathematics, Sports
270
290
Architecture
350
Social Sudies, Psychology, Economy
220
240
Medicine
320
340
Music and Arts
420
440
Musical Interpretation, Theatre
750
790
Film
950
970
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Foreign students department
The course of the Romanian language for the preparatory year addresses the foreign students who want
to study in Romania: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctoral Studies.
The aim of the course:
the development of reading, writing and conversation skills in Romanian.
foreign students must achieve a medium level which allows them to attend the university courses.
the achievement of basic Romanian specialized language - Mathematics, Physics, Economy, Chemistry,
Biology, Management and Marketing, Technical Drawing, European Culture and Civilization for one the
following modules: Philology, Medicine, Technique, Economy or Law.
the development of the communication skills in a certain field (discussions, argumentation, negotiation
of information)
The evaluation
The evaluation at the end of the semester: written and oral examination will assess the skills of the Romanian language; written and oral examination at discipline specialty according to the teachers requirements.
The Foreign students department involves the students in extra curricular activities like conferences,
travelling, visit to museums and other places of interest.
The courses and the seminars take place in A 201, A202, A 207 and A 208 classrooms. Students can also
access the Internet.
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CURRICULA
1st Semester
Discipline
No.
Name
Hours/Week
Code
PC
Evaluation
form
30
30
25
25
Obligatory disciplines (O)

1 Romanian language 3610.F.1.O.7.01
-practical course
TOTAL obligatory disciplines(O)
TOTAL hours per week
25
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Domain: Philology preparatory year
Speciality: Romanian language as a foreign language
Educational form: 1st year of study
Philological domain
No.
2nd Semester (2)
Discipline
Name
Hours/Week
Code
PC
Evaluation form

1 Romanian language practical course
3610.F.2.O.7.01
10
15
2 Romanian Culture and

Civilization
3610.S.2.O.7.02
3 Universal literature/ Euro3610.S.2.O.7.03

pean culture and civilization
4 Business English vocabulary, 3610.S.2.O.7.04

law vocabulary English/French language practical course
25
30

25
24
Technical domain
2nd Semester (2)
Discipline
No.
Name
Hours/Week
PC
Evaluation
form
10
10
25
30
Code
1 Romanian language
-practical course
3610.F.2.O.7.01
10
2 Mathematics
3610.S.2.O.7.02
3 Physics
3610.S.2.O.7.03
4 Tehnical drawing
3610.S.2.O.7.04
25
25
Medical domain
No.
2nd Semester (2)
Discipline
Name
Hours/Week
Code
PC
Evaluation
form

1 Romanian language
-practical course
3610.F.2.O.7.01
10
15
2 Biology
3610.S.2.O.7.02
3 Chemistry
3610.S.2.O.7.03
4 Physics
3610.S.2.O.7.04
25
30

25
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Economic domain
No.
2nd Semester (2)
Discipline
Name
Hours/Weeks
Code
PC
Evaluation
form

1 Romanian language
-practical course
3610.F.2.O.7.01
10
15
2 Mathematics
3610.S.2.O.7.02
3 Management and
marketing
3610.S.2.O.7.03
4 Business English
vocabulary
3610.S.2.O.7.04
25
30

25
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Law Domain
No.
2nd Semester (2)
Discipline
Name
Hours/Weeks
Code
PC
Evaluation
form

1 Romanian language
-practical course
3610.F.2.O.7.01
10
15
2 Law elements
3610.S.2.O.7.02
3 Romanian/European
3610.S.2.O.7.03
culture and civilization
4 Specialized law
vocabulary
25
30
3610.S.2.O.7.04

25
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The Faculty of Educational Sciences was founded in 2005, following the reorganization of the University
College. The Faculty of Educational Sciences is the continuation of the 3rd year Pedagogic Institute, founded in 1962 and of the University College of Institutors, founded in 1999, in Pitesti, having the Psycho-Social
Pedagogy field. The Faculty of the Educational Sciences currently administers two Bachelors degree programmes, four Masters degree programmes, and has subsidiaries in Campulung, Ramnicu-Valcea, Alexandria and Slatina, with a total number of 1,161 students. The Faculty of Educational Sciences manages the
activity of Foreign Students Department (preparatory year).
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Str. Gh. Doaga, nr. 11, Piteti Arge;
Piteti :0348 45 33 50;
Domain
Faculty form
/ Duration of
studies
Educational
Sciences
Full time /
3 years
Bachelors degree programme /

(A- accredited, AT temporarily
authorised
Masters Degree
Programmes
Primary and Pre-school pedagogy

-A
Educational management

(Alexandria) - A
Foreign language teaching

(Cmpulung) - A
Preschool education

(Rm. Vlcea) - A
(Slatina) - A
Administrative
Sciences
Full time /
3 years
Managerial Assistance and

Secretary- A
Mentoring for teaching

career professionalization
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Faculty of Sciences
The Faculty of Sciences was founded in 1990, with four specialities (Biology, Chemistry Physics, Mathematics and Philology. In the first decade of its activity, the faculty gains a wide recognition and a welldeserved reputation, as reflected in the dynamism of its evolution since 1999. Currently, the Faculty of
Sciences manages nine Bachelors and Masters programmes, with a total number of 1,068 students.
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Str.Trgul din Vale, nr.1, Piteti Arge
Tel: 0348453260
Domain
Chemistry
Biology
Faculty form
/ Duration of
studies
Full time /
3 years
Environmental
Science
Horticulture
Full time /
4 years

authorised
Masters Degree
Programmes
Chemistry - A
Interdisciplinary applications
in sciences
Biology - A
Medical biology
Ecology and i Environmental

Protection - A
Nature conservation and

protection
Horticulture - A
Applications of
biotechnologies in horticulture and environmental
sciences
Environmental
Engineering
Environmental Engineering - AP
Plant protection
Applied
Engineering
Sciences
Physics Engineering - A
Materials and nuclear

technologies
Health
General Medical Assistance - AP
Technologies for
sustainable development
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Faculty of Letters
The Faculty of Letters will give you the opportunity to be part of a flexible system, which is adapted to your
needs and may open both research and the training perspectives for you.
We focus on humanities disciplines such as language, literature and civilization. These will shape and
enrich your knowledge, making you able to cope with the new socio-cultural context.
The Faculty of Letters has two subdomains: Language and Literature and Applied Modern Languages and
offers a varied selection of undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes that meet international
standards in the fundamental field of Humanities.
Currently the faculty manages four bachelors degree programmes and six masters degree programmes,
with a total of 652 students.
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Str. Gh. Doja, nr. 41, Piteti Arge;
Tel/Fax: 0348 45 33 00
Domain
Language and
Literature
Applied
Modern
Languages
Faculty form
/ Duration of
studies
Full time /
3 years

authorised
Masters Degree
Programmes
French Language and Literature

English Language and Literature - A
French literary studies
Romanian Language and Literature

Modern Language and Literature
(French , English) - A
Modern languages and

international communication (French-EnglishRomanian)

English Language and Literature - A
Current structure of the

Romanian language

English Language and Literature
(Rm. Vlcea) - A
Modern and contemporary Romanian language
Applied Modern Languages - A
Translation English
language
Translation French
language
Doctoral
programmes
Humanities
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology
Founded in 1969, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology currently has 1,343 students
and offers four bachelors degree programmes, nine masters degree programmes and three doctoral programmes in the fundamental domain of Engineering Sciences.
Our faculty have proved their competence by training several generations of specialists in the production
and transmission of scientific knowledge and by contributing to the enrichment of knowledge assets. We
are continuously interested in developing the performance of our teaching and research staff.
In terms of curricula, our programmes combine the concepts of mechanical engineering with economics,
taking into account the modular flexibility of the specializations within the same profile. Tangible facilities ensure the proper environment for scientific and professional training and research. Thus, the Faculty
gives you the opportunity to further pursue your academic training through masters degree and doctoral
programmes.
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Str.Trgul din Vale, nr.1, Piteti Arge;
Tel/Fax: 0348 45 31 50
Domain
Faculty form
Bachelors degree
/ Duration of programme / (A- accredited,
studies
AT temporarily authorised
Automotive
Engineering
Automotive- A
Masters Degree
Programmes
Doctoral
programmes
Automotive engineering for a sustainable

mobility (English)
Engineering
Sciences
Quality Management in the automotive

industry (MCIA)
Full time /
4 years
Road traffic and vehicle accident

assessment (TREAC)
Computer-aided engineering for the
automotive industry (IAA)
Car design concept and management
(CMPA)
Advanced mechanical systems with
applications in the automotive industry
(SMAAIA)
Industrial
Engineering
Machine Building
Technology- A
Materials science and technology (STM)

I.N.P. Tolouse diploma (French)
Engineering
and
management
Industrial Economic
Engineering - A
Product management engineering and

manufacturing (IMFP)
Transport
Engineering
Transports and Traffic

Engineering- AP
Rehabilitation and assistive technology

equipments
Logistics management (ML)
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Faculty of Electronics, Communications and Computers Systems
The Faculty of Electronics, Communications and Computers Systems (FECC) was founded in 1999 as the
Faculty of Electronics and Electro-mechanics. In 2005 it acquires its current name.
The Faculty has 4 bachelors degree programmes, 7 masters degree programs and a doctoral school in the
field of Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications, with a number of 841 students.
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Tel/Fax: 0348 45 32 00
Domain
Faculty form
/ Duration of
studies
Electronic
Engineering
and Telecommunications
Bachelors degree
programme / (A- accredited,
Masters Degree
Programmes
Doctoral
programmes
Applied Electronics - A
Electronic engineering and

intelligent systems
Engineering
Sciences
Telecommunication Networks and

software - AP
Electronic systems in the

industrial process
management
Electronic systems of
parallel and distributed
processing
Electronic systems for
telemeasuring and
telecontrol
Full time /
4 years
Electronics for autonomous electricity sources

Computer
Systems and
Information
Technology
Computer Systems- A
Modelling, simulation and

electronic systems design
Electrical
Engineering
Electromechanics - A
Energy conversion systems
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The Faculty of Orthodox Theology was founded in 1991/1992 with 2 specialisations: Romanian Language
and Literature - Theology and Social Assistance - Theology. It was affiliated as a part of the Faculty of Science.
The Theology-Letters specialisation was introduced (English-French Language and Literature) in the next
year, 1992/1993, followed by the Pastoral-Theology specialisation in 1993/1994.
On the 6th of January 1994, the Senate of the University of Piteti approved the formation of a new Faculty
which included all the theological specializations, called the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Holy Martyr
Filofteea. Currently, the Faculty manages six bachelors degree programmes and six masters degree programmes and it has approximately 689 students.
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Tel/Fax: 0348 45 33 10
Domain
Faculty form/
duration of studies
Bachelors Degree Programmes/

A- accredited, AT temporarily
authorised)
Masters degree
programmes
Systematic and practical
theology
Pastoral Orthodox Theology - A

Theology
Full time /
3 years
Orthodox Theology Teaching - A
Ecumenism
Apologetics and
spirituality
Mission and service
through sign language
Social Assistance Theology - A

Sacred Art - A
Music
Music Pedagogy - AP
Contemporary music
education
Social
Assistance
Social Assistance - A
Health and social services

management
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Public higher education with economics profile in Piteti was founded in 1996 with the specialisations:
Accounting and Management, Information Systems and Company Management, incorporated in the
Faculty of Science of our University.
In 1998, the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences was founded by GD, comprising 4 specialisations. Other specialisations were added in later years.
The Faculty of Economic Sciences has been functioning since September 2007 and it manages eight
bachelors degree programmes and seven masters degree programmes, currently with nearly 2,086 students.
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B-dul Republicii, nr. 71, Piteti Arge;
Tel/Fax: 0348 45 33 70
Domain
Faculty form/
duration of studies

authorised)
Business
Administration
Full time / 3 years
Business Administration - A
Finances
Economy, Trade, Tourism and

Services - A/- A
Business administration in
trade, tourism and
hospitality services
Finances and Banking A/- A
European banking systems

Economy and European
finances
Full time / 3 years

Accountancy
Part time / 3 years
Masters degree
programmes
Accountancy and Administration

Informatics A/ - A
Accountancy management
and administration
informatics
Management accounting
and audit accounting
Management
Management A/- A
Marketing
Marketing - A
Economics
Economics and
International
Business
Full time / 3 years
Food and Environmental

Economics- AP
Economics and International
Business- AP
Business development
management in the
context of globalization
Strategic human resources
management
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Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences
Public higher education in the legal and administrative field was established in Piteti at the Faculty of
Economics, Law and Administrative Sciences. Subsequently, pursuant to Government Decision no.
916/11.08.2005, the Faculty of Law and Administration Sciences separates itself and assumes the mission to
train specialists with a wide range of legal and administrative skills, able to apply the acquired knowledge in
practice and specialize in masters degree programmes.
The Faculty of Law and Administration Sciences promotes a modern education, according to the European
standards and adapted to the Romanian realities, supporting exchange programmes between universities.
Currently, it manages bachelors degree programmes and masters degree programmes in the fields of Law
and Public Administration, with about 1,184 students.
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B-dul Republicii, nr. 71, Piteti Arge;
Tel/Fax: 0348 45 34 00
Domain
Faculty form/
duration of studies
Administrative
Sciences
Full time /
3 years
Law
Full time / 4 years

Part time / 4 years

authorised)
Public Administration - A
Masters degree
programmes
Public administration in the
context of European integration
Legal assistance for
companies
Law A/- A
Legal community and international institutions

Law and language- legal
terminology and translations
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Faculty of Physical Education And Sports
Higher education in the field of Physical Education and Sports has existed at the University of Piteti for
over 40 years. Throughout this period, remarkable results have been achieved in the initial and continuous
training of specialists.
During this period there have been significant advances in a number of specific directions, such as: human resources, training of teaching staff, institutional development for bachelors and masters degree programmes as well as for doctoral programmes; improving teaching methodology and technology for specific
learning; development and modernization of teaching materials; performing scientific research rooted in
the realities of modern society.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Sports manages two bachelors degree programmes, three masters
degree programmes and doctoral schools accredited by ARACIS. The Faculty currently has 571 students.
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Tel/Fax: 0348 45 33 20
Domain
Physical
Education and
Sports
Faculty form
/ Duration of
studies
Full time /
3 years
Bachelors degree
Masters Degree
Programmes
Doctoral
programmes
Physical and Sports Education - A
Curricular and
extracurricular
motile activities
Human
motility
Sciences
Sports and Motric Performance- AP
Performance in sports
Kinesiotherapy and Special

Motility - A
Sports,tourism and free

time activities
Kinesiotherapy for people
with disabilities
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Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics was founded in 2002 and offers accredited academic programmes in the fields of Mathematics and Computer Science, for all the three academic levels: bachelors
and masters degree programmes and doctoral programmes.
Today this faculty prepares 329 students.
Its teaching and research missions are:
- training performance specialists able to ensure the development of Information Technology Society in
Romania in the context of the European Community competition;
- preparing both highly qualified specialists in the fields of computer science and mathematics and mathematics and computer science teaching staff to meet European standards.
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Tel/Fax: 0348 45 32 40
Domain
Mathematics
Faculty form
/ Duration of
studies
Bachelors degree
Masters Degree
Programmes
Doctoral
programmes
Full time /
3 years
Mathematics - A
Applied mathematics
Exact
Sciences
Teaching mathematics
Computer
Science
Computer Science - A
Modeling, design and

management of software
systems
Advanced processing
methodologies (English)
Computer Science (Rm. Vlcea)

- AP
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanistic Social Sciences was founded in 2002, and has almost 624 students. It manages six
bachelors degree programmes and four masters degree programmes, adapted to the current labour market.
Because of its interdisciplinary structure, the faculty encourages co-operation between specific bachelors
fields. As such, the graduates of this faculty enter the labour market with the ability to solve complex problems through organisation and cooperation.
As a response to personal and professional development needs expressed by students, the faculty has created and operates a Counseling and Guidance Center, which is a component of the Applied Research Center
for the Promotion of Excellence in Training (accredited by CNCS), a center that brings together specialists
from all the bachelors programmes within the faculty.
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Tel/Fax: 0348 45 32 90
Domain
Faculty form/
duration of studies
History
Philosophy
Full time /
3 years

authorised)
Masters degree
programmes
History - A
The history of Romania

and Romanians in the
European context
(14-20 centuries)
Philosophy - A
Ethics of public policies
Psychology
Psychology - A
Administrative
Sciences
Local Police - AP
Communication
Sciences
Journalism - A
International
Relations and
European Studies
International Relations and

European Studies- AP
Psychology
Occupational Therapy - AP
Organisational
communication
Clinical psychologyevaluation and

intervention
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Research
The Research Institute, University of Pitesti (ICUPit) is set up to create a unified, harmonious collaboration
within the framework of university for scientific and applied research taking place in each specific fields
of the research center. Thus, it will ensure effective management of human resources, material resources
and logistics research for the University of Pitesti to grow and develop itself nationally and internationally.
RIUPit Research Institute will promote interdisciplinary scientific co-operation in the academic community.
RIUPit main activity of the Research Institute is the organisation and development of the highest scientific
research, technological development and technology transfer, moving towards priority fields of scientific
research. The University of Pitesti is enabled with national strategies (developed through the national governmental policies), aiming at topical issues nationally and internationally, with the purpose of linking
them to national research strategy (Romanian research field), which is subject to the European Research
Field (ERF).
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About Romania
Romania lies in the central South-Eastern part of the European continent. With a surface of approximately
238,000 km2 and a population of 21,5 million inhabitants, it is one of the medium-sized countries of Europe
and the 7th country in the EU. Romanias neighbours are Moldavia, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and
the Black Sea Coast.
Romania, a semi-presidential republic, with a bicameral Parliament, joined the European Union in 2007.
The geographical position and the historical evolution of this territory imposed it as an archetype of mixtures between relatively different cultures: Western-European, East-European and Balkan. This historical
reality has been materialized into a special type of general behaviour that manifests itself through the peoples tolerance, hospitality and communication easiness.
The peculiarities of the physical space come from the relatively circular disposition and from the roughly
equal proportion of each major form of relief: mountains, hills and plains that cover each 1/3 of the surface.
Besides, we can add the presence of the navigable Danube, which ensures the direct link with the Northern
Sea through the Rhine-Danube canal. The Danube Delta is one of the natural reserves under international
protection due to its unique flora and fauna, which are among the richest in Europe.
Romania is 2 hours ahead of GMT. The average annual temperatures vary between 22-24 Celsius degrees
during summer and between -3 and -5 Celsius degrees in winter. While the average annual temperatures
are about 11 Celsius degrees in the southern part of Romania, in north there are about 8 Celsius degrees,
the variations being caused by the distribution of the relief in latitude and altitude.
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About Romania
The Romanians have an old and rich history. The ancient name of this territory was Dacia. It was inhabited
by the Getic and Dacian populations. After the wars against Rome, between 101-102 and 105-106, Dacia
became a Roman province providing the basis for the creation of both the Romanian people and language.
During the Middle Ages, the Romanians lived in three provinces, namely Wallachia, Moldavia and
Transylvania.
These got united during the 19th and 20th centuries, forming the modern Romania.
The population is made up to a large extent of Romanians, who represent 90% of the total number of inhabitants, to which Hungarians (around 7%), Gypsies, Germans, Ukrainians, Turks, Tartars, etc. can be added.
Of the total number of population, 55% live in towns and cities and the rest of 45% live in rural areas.
The capital of the country is Bucharest, founded in 1459, which has now a population of over 2 million
inhabitants.
The official language of the state is Romanian, belonging to the Romance family of languages; within the
local public administration, where the percentage of inhabitants belonging to another ethnic populations is
over 20%, their language can also be used.
The national currency is the Leu.
Source: http://www.mae.ro/sites/default/files/file/pdf/Guide_en.pdf9
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Getting Here
You can travel to Romania by plane, train or car. The easiest way is to travel
by plane. The closest airports to Pitesti are the two busiest international airports in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, which is about 100 km away from
Piteti:
HENRI COAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is located 16 km away
from Bucharest City Centre, being linked to all Europes major hubs. Currently, the airport has one terminal divided into three halls (sometimes referred
to as distinct terminals) (International Departures Hall, International Arrivals
Hall and the Domestic Flights Hall - at the ground level of the Arrivals Hall).
Then, you can take a taxi to the North Railway Station and from there you can
travel to Piteti by train. In Piteti you can travel by taxi to the campus of the
University of Piteti. The distances are accessible and the fares are not high.
If you arrive between 8.00 a.m. and 4 p.m. you can go directly to the Foreign
Students Office. Outside working hours you can call the contact person mentioned in the Addresses section.
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Getting Here
Public transport in the city The public transport is provided by city circuits, with an accessible schedule.
The transport to the shopping centers situated outside the town is provided by the respective
companies.
Public transport outside the city Trains represent the most convenient choice when you have to travel
from one city to another. Taxis are an alternative, being a safe and comfortable system. Take only officially
registered taxis from taxi stations. Do not accept offers of transportation from unauthorised people.
R - Rectors Office
R- Academica Restaurant
A Faculty of Educational
Sciences
A Research Institute
B Faculty of Theology
B Faculty of Letters
B Faculty of Physical
Education and Sport
B Sports Complex
B Hostels 1, 2 and Surgery
B Canteen
C Faculty of Economic
Sciences
C Faculty of Law and
Administrative Sciences
C Business Incubator and
Technological Transfer
C Muntenia Training Institute

D Classrooms and Surgery
CR Razboieni Hostel
CU Academica Restaurant
I Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences
I University Central Library
S Faculty of Sciences
S Faculty of Mathematics and
Computer Science
T Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering and Technology
T Faculty of Electronics,
Telecommunications and
Computer Systems.
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Useful Information
STUDENT HOSTEL AND CAFETERIA

If you decide to apply for one or more of our educational programmes, you need to be informed about the
student hostel and cafeteria.
Student Hostel The student hostel offers accommodation for about 1000 students. Besides the student
hostel, there are a number of accommodation options to suit different lifestyles and budgets.
Student Cafeteria The student cafeteria can provide three meals a day for 200 people. It serves a wide
selection of items that appeal to every taste, regardless of culture, gastronomic or culinary preferences. If it
fails to do so, you can go to any restaurant in town.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
If you need linen cleaning services, you can call the Student hostel laundry or any other laundry in town.
Prices are reasonable and services are of very good quality.
INTERNET
All the university buildings provide wireless connections.
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Useful information
MEDICAL SERVICES
For any medical emergency you may CALL 112. Medical services are provided by the County Hospital, the
Childrens Hospital, the Infectious Diseases Hospital and private clinics for all branches of medicine.
MEDICAL INSURANCE
The students from the EU countries, who benefit from Erasmus mobility grants or non EU students, have
the insurance conditions stipulated in the application study documents. They can also provide additional
dental care, cosmetic surgery, etc. Any detail about their health (allergies, intolerances, phobias, etc.) is of
major importance in a possible emergency intervention.
PHARMACIES You may find pharmacies with a large variety of pharmaceutical and beauty products all
over the town. They are open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm Monday to Saturday. In hypermarkets, pharmacies
are also open on Sundays.
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Useful information
SPORTS & LEISURE

The University of Piteti offers various sports facilities. You can spend your free time practising a lot of
sports, from tennis, handball, football and volleyball to swimming and modern dances. The University of
Piteti also offers special facilities at the Olympic Swimming Pool.
The skating rinks, the football and the tennis courts, Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, Polyvalent Hall, the Weightlifting Center and Bascov Nautical Complex, The Arge Sports Museum are also worth mentioning.
As an alternative to all these, there are places which entice you to spend your free time in the open air. These
include parks and gardens (Trivale Forest, Expo Park, Strand Park, and Youth Park), a zoo, fitness parks and
fountains all over the town (including the musical fountain right in front of the Town Hall), two outdoor
swimming pools, carting track, and other public places and equipped beaches.
A number of leisure activities can be performed at the Students House, where you can choose from various
sports such as training gym, dance, karate, judo, etc. You can also participate in shows organized by students
from the Students House Clubs. You can spend your leisure time in a pleasant way going to the theatre, the
cinema, the museum, enjoying programmes offered by Piteti Cultural Center, concerts organized by the
House of Culture and the City Municipality.
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Useful information
FINANCE
There are banks all over the town that can exchange any currency. Beware!
Do not exchange your money in the street! The best places to exchange your money are banks. If you have
national currency cards, you can easily access the ATM anywhere in the town or on campus.
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Piteti
Country: Romania
County: Arge County
Government: Mayor Tudor Pendiuc (Social Democratic Party)
Area: 40.7 km (15.7 m2)
Population (2002): 168,458
Density: 4,136 inhaitants/km (10,712.2/ m2)
Website: http://www.primariapitesti.ro/
Welcome to Arge - the place where the most beautiful legend of the enduring monastery of the craftsman
Manole was worded, the place where the Romanian people and feudal states were founded, where some of
the most famous Wallachian lords settled their courts, from where historians and scholars took their wings.
Arge ranks the second in the country in terms of forested area in the north of the county where the highest
mountain range in Romania lies (the Fgra massif), separated by the Rucr-Bran corridor.
Economy of Arge: the county with the highest growth even during the economic crisis, ranks the fourth
place with 9,207 euros/per inhabitant, estimated after Bucharest, Ilfov and Timi.
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Piteti
Historical Arge: Goleti Museum Complex, Liviu Rebreanu Memorial House, Perticari Davilla family
mansion, Blceanu-Stolnici family mansion, Poienari and Oratia citadels, Jidava Roman camp, Glavacioc
feudal assembly, Negru-Vod feudal assembly.
Spiritual Arge: Royal Church and Monasteryof Arge, Stone Ravens Monastery, Nmieti Monastery,
Robaia Monastery, Brdet Hermitage, the wooden church in Jupneti.
Arge-nature and relaxation: Piatra Craiului National Park, Dmbovicioara Keys, Dmbovicioara Cave,
Blea Lac Ice Hotel, Brusturet Keys, Vlsan Keys, nvrtita Lake the only lake in the country formed on
gypsum strata, Bdeti and Brdet Balneary and Climatic Resorts, Mateia Mausoleum.
Entertainment in Arge: Blea Lake mountain complex with ski and snowdoarding slopes, dozens of clubs
and cosy terraces in the City of Tulips, leisure opportunities and outdoor activities, a dynamic and lively
district.
Piteti Tradition and Modernity: Attested by documents on the 20th of May 1388, in a title deed on
behalf of the prince Mircea the Old, the merchant town of Piteti developed trades, handcrafts and
agriculture.
The history of every nation is marked by true family dynasties that changed its decisive course. Early
modern era is connected to Tudor Vladimirescus name and Piteti due to its strategic position in PitetiCmpulung-Muscel-Trgovite triangle was considered a presumptive center of revolutionary resistance.
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Piteti
Goleti (Dinicu, Alexander, Nicholas) and Brtianu (John, Vintil, Dinu, George) names and facts dedicated to public services are bound together in the history of this region. Important cultural vestiges were
traced nearby St Georges Church built up in 1656 as the first multi-storey arched-brick architectural
composition, and near Trivale Hermitage built by Varlaam, the Metropolitan scholar.
Country : Romania
When
the :regnant
prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza visited Piteti on the 19th of June 1859, the townspeople
County
Arge County
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him a:Mayor
four-colour
chart
of the city.
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time, in Piteti
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itants,
Romanian
teacher
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Area a:40.7
km (15.7
sq mi)
a Population
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for :168,458
girls who studied French and German. At the same time, the city had 10 Orthodox
(2002)
churches, an Armenian one, a synagogue and a 30-bed hospital.
Density: 4,136/km (10,712.2/sq mi)

Website : http://www.primariapitesti.ro/
During the interwar period, the writers Vlad Muatescu and Ion Slite were born in Piteti. It is here where
Liviu Rebreanu, the writer, Ion Pillat, the poet, Mihail Sorbul, the playwright, George Vlsan, the geograWellcome
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Economic Arge: the county with the highest growth and productivity, even during the economic crisis,
ranks the fourth place with 9,207 euros / inhabitant estimated after Bucureti, Ilfov i Timi.
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Piteti
Piteti a cultural city

Piteti Philharmonic Orchestra, the district Museum and the first digital planetarium in Romania for virtual astronomy education, Arge County Library, the Cultural Centre, Brtianu Cultural Centre, Piteti
House of Culture, Piteti School of Arts and Crafts, Alexandru Davilla Theatre, Piteti Military Circle, Art
Gallery, County Center for Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture in Arge, Students House,
Palace of Children and Students, Ars Nova Chamber Choir, Dorul Folk Dance Group.
Piteti - city of sports performances
The Olympic Swimming Pool, Nicolae Dobrin Stadium, Swimming, skating, tennis and football complex,
Polyvalent Hall, Weighlifting Complex and Nautical Complex at Bascov, the karting track, Arge Sports
Museum.
Sports performance is achieved through Municipal Sports Club (MSC), FC Arge footbal teams, Piteti and
FC international Piteti basketball teams (BCMUS Piteti and BCA Piteti), women volleyball team.
Piteti city of nature
Parks and gardens (Trivale Forest, Expo Park, trand Park, Tineretului Park), the Zoo, fitness parks and
the fountains in all city district (including the Musical Fountain in the City Hall Square) the two outdoor
swimming pools.
Piteti city of events
The Tulip Symphony, Golden Tulip International Festival, Zavaidoc Old Fiddle Music National Festival, the
Autumn Fair, Gheorghe Iliescu-Clineti International Sculpture Festival.
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Faculty of Orthodox Theology

Presentation of the University

Faculty of Economic Sciences

University Organisational Chart

Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences

Faculty of Physical Education and Sports

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

Foreign Students Department

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty of Educational Sciences

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology

Faculty of Electronics, Communication and Computer

Rector of the University

Associate Prof. Ph.D

Associate Prof. Ph.D

Associate Prof. Ph.D

University Organisational Chart

Associate Prof. Ph.D.

Prof. Ph.D. Marius

Prof. Ph.D. Eugen

Prof. Ph.D. Corneliu

Prof. Ph.D. Liliana

Str. Targul din Vale nr. 1

Sciences; Letters; Mechanical Engineering and

Engineering Sciences; Exact Sciences; Human

Form/ duration of studies

Faculty of Educational Sciences

Full time/ 3 years

Full Time / 3 - 4 years

Full time / 3 years

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and

Full time / 4 years

Faculty of Orthodox Theology

Full Time / 3 - 4 years

Faculty of Economic Sciences

Full time - Part time / 3 years

Faculty of Law and Administrative

Full time - Part time / 3 - 4

Full time / 4 years

Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Full time/ 3 years

Full time/ 3 years

Study and placement

The Erasmus institutional coordinator fills it in and submits

b) Learning Agreement, Training

The document is signed and endorsed by the Dean of the

Upon the acceptance of mobility, the Community

At the end of the Erasmus mobility, the faculty issues the

The Community Programmes Office issues to the student

The enrollment in the preparatory year

Pre-enrollment necessary documents:

Preparatory-year fees (Fees established according to Law no.1/2010)

Technology, Agronomy, Science,

Social Sudies, Psychology, Economy

Music and Arts

Musical Interpretation, Theatre

Obligatory disciplines (O)

2nd Semester (2)

Obligatory disciplines (O)

2 Romanian Culture and

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